pseudotraditional

English

Etymology

pseudo- + traditional

Adjective

pseudotraditional (comparative more pseudotraditional, superlative most pseudotraditional)

  1. Having a false veneer of tradition; apparently, but not actually, traditional.
    • 2009 March 3, Nicolai Ouroussoff, “Machines for Living”, in New York Times:
      Its endless rows of pseudotraditional houses — identical white boxes sheltered under orange terra-cotta roofs — are flanked by narrow streets on one side and suburban lawns and canals on the other.
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